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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced more strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen.
In a statement posted on the X social platform on March 1, the command said that two “self-defense” strikes struck six mobile anti-ship cruise missiles of the Houthis that were prepared to launch towards the Red Sea a day earlier.
It announced in the same statement that its forces had intercepted a Houthi drone over the southern Red Sea in “self-defense”.
On March 2, the command said in a new statement, also posted on X, that a “self-defense” strike that took place the previous day destroyed a surface-to-air missile that was prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards the Red Sea.
“CENTCOM forces identified the missile and determined it presented an imminent threat to U.S. aircraft in the region,” the statement reads.
On the same day, the Houthis launched one anti-ship ballistic missile from Yemen into the Red Sea, the command said in the statement, noting that there was no impact or damage to any vessels.
Separately, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on March 2 it had received multiple reports of another incident involving the Rubymar cargo ship, and a number of Yemenis were reportedly harmed during the incident, which occurred on February 29.
The British-owned ship, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being targeted by the Houthis on February 18, was approximately 16 nautical miles west of the coastal Yemeni city of Mokha at the time of the second incident, Ambrey said in an advisory note.
The Houthis have targeted dozens of Israel-affiliated vessels and others owned by the U.S. and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 19 in response to the ongoing Israeli war and siege on Gaza, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 30,000 Palestinians.
The group said on March 1 that they could only reconsider their attacks on shipping once Israel ends its “aggression” in Gaza.
Asked if they would halt the attacks if a ceasefire deal is reached, Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam told Reuters the situation would be reassessed if the siege of the Strip ended and humanitarian aid was free to enter.
“There will be no halt to any operations that help Palestinian people except when the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the siege stop,” he said.
The U.S. and the UK retaliated to the repeated attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by carrying out strikes on more than 200 targets in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. However, the group remains undeterred.
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bulk cargo ship rubymar sank in the red sea after houthi attack
the ship was carrying 41 thousand tons of fertilizers. after the attack, an oil slick with a length of 29 km formed in the sea, al arabiya reports.
oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to red sea from houthi attacks by associated press published: 15:06 est, 2 march 2024 | updated: 15:51 est, 2 march 2024 http://alturl.com/ff9sj
“self defense” bullshit i’d love to see russian and chinese warships off the east coast of shit usa.
amerikan failure #1785; we anglos incompetent
so it’s back to attacking herdsmen in sandals, but from afar. it’s the only warfare that the us and its nato poodles can handle. the houthi’s even left them a few targets to hit. the us and its nato poodles don’t want to fight the people of yemen on their home ground. the us equipment didn’t fair too well when the saudi army tried to use it there. we will see how cocky the usadmin is after a few more ships go down.
zero tax dollars collected from me ever again, come and take it.
russia, put a naval base there. location, location, location
amerikans never create–they only destroy